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Murray · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1954

974 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 49

Super Roads Lull Drivers to Sleep Experiences in U.S. lesson to Australia

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 11

America’s post-war super smooth express highways have made driving so dull and uninteresting that drivers are going to sleep at the wheel and these luxury roads are becoming death traps instead of the safety avenues…

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Motoring Pars and Personalities

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 10

Employment in the seven plants of General Motors-Holden’s Ltd. reached the all-time record of 12,190 on January 20 this year…

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Diesel train to Springhurst each week

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 3

As the result of a deputation to the Victorian Railway Commissioners who visited Rutherglen on Tuesday, the fast early…

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Motor Accident Claims Stabilised Awards by Juries Suggested

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.: Some method should be devised to stabilise awards by juries for motor accident damages, the general…

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Motor Registry office hours

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 13

As from Monday last the Albury motor registry has been located in new premises in Young street, opposite Swift street…

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New Channel Road

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 2

When the Mayor reported to Council on Tuesday that the work on either side of the new irrigation channel in S.H. 6 was…

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Wahgunyah Easter Train Services

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 3

Mr. A. Wohlfahrt, Stationmaster at Wahgunyah, advises that train services over Easter will be as follows: On Thursday,…

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Road Supervision Agreement with Waradgery Approved Delaying Tactics by Aldermen "What About the Grader"

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 1

HAY Municipal Council on Wednesday, agreed to the suggested form of agreement to be entered into between the Waradgery Shire and the Hay Municipal Council for the performance of road works on…

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Railway Commissioners at Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 3

On Tuesday last a visit was paid to Wahgunyah station by a party of Railway Commissioners which included Mr…

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WAHGUNYAH Houses for railway employes

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 14

It has been announced that the Railways Commissioners will erect on land adjacent the Wahgunyah railway station three…

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Road Passenger Operators Meet

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 9

At a well attended meeting of the Albury and border branch of the Road Passenger Service Operators’ Association Mr. R…

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M.’sP Train Ride in Snow Country

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 16

Victorian Parliamentarians on the train which took them along the Bosong Creek race line to the Clover Dam…

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Make Easter holiday break accident-free: appeal to all road users

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Fri.: Appealing to all Australian road users to avoid accidents during the Easter holidays, the chairman of the Australian Road Safety Council (Mr. T. G. Paterson) today recalled that last Easter 36…

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M.p. Hurt in Road Smash

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.: When a car in which he was a passenger was involved in a collision and overturned at Wollongong last night,…

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Privy Council will decide fate of road transport

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 13

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Arguments in a case with forereaching implications affecting the whole pattern of Australia commerce and industry will be presented by Australia’s foremost constitutional lawyers before the…

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Moves on Sealing of Wakool Road

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 1

A letter is to be written by Murray Shire Council to Deniliquin Municipal Council asking then to apply to the Department of…

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Racing Motorist Injured

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 9

ROME, Mon.: Mike Hawthorn, the 25-year-old British racing motorist, was seriously injured when his car burst into flames…

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Trammie says he was slandered

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Mon.: A tram driver claimed £249 damages in the County Court today from a man who allegedly told him…

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New Cobb Highway Works Damaged by Motorists

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 1

Motorists has been damaging new road works on Cobb Highway, cmplained Murray Shire Engineer M. R. Cover at…

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Hints to Motorists

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 7

An operation that is often recommended but seldom carried out by the car owner is the draining, flushing and refilling of…

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